Current through September 16, 2024
A licensee who uses a foot spa for the delivery of cosmetology
services must:
1. Before performing
foot spa services:
(a) Check the condition of
the client's feet and legs and, if open sores or skin wounds are present,
including, without limitation, insect bites, scratches, scabbed-over wounds or
any condition that weakens the skin barrier, explain to the client why he or
she should not use the foot spa; and
(b) Not perform any procedure that risks
damage to a client's skin, including, without limitation, pedicures or waxing,
before soaking the client's feet in the foot spa basin.
2. After performing foot spa services on a
client, including, without limitation, after all foot spa services have been
completed, between foot spa services or any other time after the client's feet
are out of the foot spa:
(a) Drain the water
from the foot spa basin or bowl and remove any visible debris;
(b) Clean the surfaces of the foot spa with
soap or detergent, rinse with clean water and drain;
(c) After cleaning the foot spa, disinfect
the surfaces of the foot spa with a disinfectant according to the
manufacturer's directions on the label of the disinfectant and ensure that the
surfaces remain wet with the disinfectant for at least 10 minutes or the time
stated on the label of the disinfectant, whichever is shorter;
(d) For whirlpool foot spas, air-jet basins,
"pipe-less" foot spas and other circulating spas, disinfect the foot spa by
filling the basin with clean water, adding the appropriate amount of liquid
disinfectant and turning the unit on to circulate the disinfectant for the
entire contact time; and
(e) After
disinfecting the foot spa, drain and rinse the foot spa with clean
water.
3. Nightly:
(a) For whirlpool foot spas, air-jet basins,
"pipe-less" foot spas and other circulating spas:
(1) Remove the filter screen, inlet jets and
all other removable parts from the basin and clean out any debris trapped
behind or in the removed parts;
(2)
Using a brush, scrub the removed parts with soap or disinfectant following the
appropriate cleaning directions for the soap or disinfectant;
(3) Rinse the removed parts with clean water
and place the parts back into the basin;
(4) Fill the basin with clean water and add a
disinfectant following the directions on the label of the
disinfectant;
(5) Turn the unit on
and circulate the system with the water and disinfectant for at least 10
minutes or the time stated on the label of the disinfectant, whichever is
shorter; and
(6) After
disinfection, drain, rinse and air dry the foot spa.
(b) For simple basins with no circulation:
(1) Drain the basin and remove any visible
debris;
(2) Using a clean brush,
scrub the bowl with soap or disinfectant following the appropriate cleaning
directions for the soap or disinfectant;
(3) Rinse and drain;
(4) Disinfect the basin surfaces with a
disinfectant according to the manufacturer's directions on the label of the
disinfectant and ensure that the surfaces of the foot spa remain wet with the
disinfectant for at least 10 minutes or the time stated on the label, whichever
is shorter; and
(5) Drain the
basin, rinse with clean water and let the foot spa air dry.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
Cosmetology by R064-15, eff. 12-21-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
644.337); A by
R182-22A,
eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 644A.275, as amended by
section 18 of Senate Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at
page 878, and NRS
644A.280, as amended by section 19 of Senate
Bill No. 249, chapter 165, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page
878
